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Gun survey could change state legislation students at Emporia State feel,” said Janet Weaver, president of Associated StuFour hundred Emporia dent government and senior State students have taken the psychology major. “There’s gun survey that may affect a good chance our students legislation are repassed in ally worKansas.

You can’t really control ried and E S U there’s w o r k e d guns. A situation with a a good with Fort chance Hays Dock- gun can go from bad to that it’s ing Institute not going and Gen- very bad, very fast. You to bother eral Counthem at cils from really can’t give people all and the Board we can of Regents that privilege to carry just let to bring the the chips students of guns at school” fall where ESU a gun they may.

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The gun survey was sent to ESU, Kansas State University, the University of Kansas, Washburn University, Wichita State University, Fort Hays University and Pittsburg State University. The results

of this survey could sway legislation for or against concealed carry on campus.

The survey also asked the student’s gender and political orientation.

“Well it (political alignment) often correlates and

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relates to opinions about gun issues,” said Michael Smith, chair of social sciences. “What I would look for, is if students depart from what

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Nick Thomsen, senior psychology major, knows all too well the trauma of being a man who has experienced same sex sexual assault.

Statistics show that 1 in 5 women will be sexually assaulted while at college. Women who experience assault are often dismissed and ridiculed, treated as if they are the perpetrators of a crime rather than the victims.

The stats on men being sexually assaulted are much harder to find and even more difficult to prove, because there is the untrue assumption that men cannot be raped. When it comes to same-gender sexual assault, the numbers are even harder to come by, and for some, even hardJustin Metsker looks at the tank at Emporia’s All Veterans Memorial, on Wednesday. Metsker, a tank driver, has served in U.S. Army since 2001.

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The Student Veterans Association paired up with the Memorial Union to create the 68.9% Student Veterans Lounge, a quiet place behind the Center for Student Involvement by the Diversity Lounge. The Taken in the library and Union. 106students were surveyed

by The Bulletin. lounge is for veterans and WEATHER FORECAST current military to hang out, talk and gain information on benefits available to them.

“It is important that as an 76F 63F 58F institution, we support our 38F 39F 32F student veterans,” said Jason Bosch, director of the MeTHURS FRI SAT morial Union and Center for Student Involvement. “When the union was originally built 60F 65F 66F in the 1920s, it was given the 38F 43F 48F name “Memorial Union” to commemorate the lives of SUN MON TUES students who had served in Source: Weather.com U.S. conflicts. Therefore, the INFOGRAPHIC BY Memorial Union is a natural WENDY BRIGIDO | The Bulletin space to house a lounge for

our student veterans.”

Natasha McCurdy, secretary of Student Veterans Association, was in the National Guard. The goal for the lounge was to create a place to start a support group of veterans that could talk and find out information, according to McCurdy.

“We wanted it in a quiet place in the union, that way it was away from people and noise and it gives veterans a place to decompress,” McCurdy, senior crime and delinquency major, said. “Class and school is a little more stressful for veterans for several reasons, so it’s nice for them to have a quiet place to study and be around other veterans… We are trying to build a community and having a common place to go is a really great way to start.”

Emporia has always had strong ties to veterans and military. Emporia is the

The Veterans Lounge located behind the Center for Student Involvement and near Corky’s Cupboard, was officially opened on Monday. The lounge is a quiet place for all student veterans and those who are also currently serving in the military to study or just relax.

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founding city of Veterans congregate, relax, socialize Day. and study,” Bosch said. “Peer “Our primary goal is to provide a quiet, semi-private space for student veterans to see VETERANS page 7

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Alumni and playwright Alli Jordan had two of her plays read out loud to an audience full of aspiring writing, theater enthusiast and former professors on Nov. 6 in the Preston Family Room. The Bulletin was able to meet with Jordan just as she arrived on campus. What follows is our question and answer segment.

Q: How does it feel to be back at ESU now as a visiting writer?

Jordan: I feel really honored, and I don’t know if I’m quite famous enough to be a visiting writer, but I’m here and I owe everything to Dr. Rabas and Professor Webb.

They went above and beyond helping prepare me to go to graduate school to get my MFA in Creative Writing.

Q: What are some of the greatest memories that you remember about ESU that current students can relate to?

Jordan: Well, I was in the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority and I really enjoyed that.

I we Recruitment Chair, and I loved being in my sorority, and they were always supportive. I loved homecoming here. I was also on the Union Activities Council, and I really enjoyed planning events.

I’ll tell you that all of my best friends are still some of my sorority sister. These are the connections that you’ll have forever I think.

Q:What was your first big

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Jordan: The play I wrote this summer for the Kansas City Fringe Festival this summer that was at the Unicorn Theatre. It was called “The Snake That Stole The Flower.”

It was a pretty big undertaking. It was a full length play, and it was a very emotional play. It was not comedic at all, and so it was really awesome.

It took a full team of collaborators to make it happen. One of the most important things was picking a great director.

Q: Where do you get your inspiration from as a writer?

Jordan: I read a lot of plays to see what’s happening in the movement of new playwriting, but my own life, my own friends, and my own family are definitely in all my plays. I also get inspiration from other

pieces of literature. You can tell that I’m an English Major you read my plays. I sometimes bring in a lot of allusions to famous pieces of literature, and that is a big inspiration to me.

Q: What’s next in the life of Alli Jordan?

Jordan: Right now I am directing the musical at the high school that I teach at, and I’m hoping to keep working on a new play that I’m writing called “Mentor.”

Q: Do you have any words of encouragement for any aspiring writers out there?

Jordan: You don’t have to move to New York to be a successful writer. And use the resources of your awesome college professors. Rewrite, rewrite, rewrite a thousand times, and then it’ll be great.

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Weapons on campus, minor amnesty and gender-neutral bathrooms top the list of work for Associated Student Government at their meeting last Thursday in the Senate Chambers.

“We really want the opinions that students have,” said Janet Weaver, ASG president and senior psychology major.

“So we can present the data as a united front as an ‘all Kansas university students believe this’ kind of thing.”

First, ASG discussed weapons on college campuses across the state.

Under the current weapon possession laws in Kansas, the only crime of pertaining to carrying a gun is if a person is underage and not on “one’s own land.” This can be concealed or unconcealed, so anyone over the age of 18 can carry a handgun openly in the state of Kansas.

The Kansas Personal and Family Protection Act allows universities to prohibit carrying concealed handguns in any building when proper signage and security measures are in place.

The information in the survey by the Docking Institute will help the Kansas Board of Regents come up with these adequate security measures.

The survey is still active.

Another project that ASG has been working on is Lifeline 911. This bill provides

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amnesty for underage consumption of alcohol when needing medical attention of any kind.

“We kind of talked about the logistics with the law,” said Elijah Williams, sophomore political science major. “We made sure that we wouldn’t be directly violating any existing law or policy with Lifeline 911, so we are okay with that.”

After talking to Kevin Johnson, Emporia State legal counsel, about any conflicts with laws already in place, the next step is to talk to Chris Hoover, chief of ESU Police and Safety.

A new project to start soon is the possible change to gender-neutral bathrooms on campus. The lack of genderneutral bathrooms was discussed in an LGBTQ forum.

“I’d personally like to see one in every building,” said Diego Esparza, senator and junior political science major.

“I think it’s doable and just.”

ASG passed a resolution in honor of all ESU Veterans.

“The city of Emporia is the founding city of Veterans Day…the Associated Students recognize the additional unique challenges facing the veteran community…the Associated Students offer their lasting gratitude and recognition of the service and sacrifices of our student veterans,” says senate resolution 16003, Resolution in Recognition of All Veterans.

Quivira had two changes for defective taillights.

Nov. 5 Officer checked welfare of a male subject at 306 E 12th with a shoulder problem. Ambulance was summoned. Subject refused transportation.

Reports from ESU Officer assisted Emporia Police and Safety Police Dept. with a car stop at 306 E 12th.

Nov. 4 Officer stopped KS Officer stopped KS 603GDV 402HCN in 1300 Highland. in 100 E 15th. Verbal warning Verbal warning for careless for a one way violation in 1700 driving in 1800 Highland.

Wooster Dr. Officer stopped KS 024HPV Officer stopped KS 254HPU in 10 W 12th. Verbal warning in 200 W 12th. Verbal warning for driving with no headlights.

made to their literary journal at this meeting. The first was to separate the club from the printing aspect of the journal.

To do this, they changed the name of the Recognized Student Organization to Quivira Club.

“The club is different from the journal,” said Sydney Stoll, senior secondary English education major. “It’s students interested in writing... more about creating a community where writers can get together and improve their craft.”

The second change was a line item decrease which lowered the amount of money charged per full-time student from 45 cents to 25 cents.

“We are absolutely fine with this,” said Amy Sage Webb, professor of English.

“We think it’s a great solution.”

Both the name change and line item decrease passed unanimously with 19 votes.

ASG followed their meeting with the annual campus safety walk which was postponed from its original date, due to rain. The senators walked around campus after dark to find weaknesses.

For example, they looked for places that might be too dark, or have disheveled sidewalks, anything that might make walking on campus after dark unsafe.

The next and last ASG meeting of the semester is at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19 in the Senate Chambers.

Nov. 6 Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a call in 1100 Merchant.

Officer stopped KS 035HPW in 1400 Merchant.

Verbal warning for a one-way violation in Sector 4 orange.

Nov. 9 Ambulance responded to Kellogg Circle for a fall. Subject was transported by ambulance to Newman Regional Health.

Student reported theft of cash, debit card and fuel card from Science Hall.

Health insurance premiums, or the amount to be paid for an insurance policy, may rise in Kansas 15 to 20 percent.

Kansas employees who receive health insurance from a company or a state facility, like Emporia State could potentially end up paying more for their insurance in 2016. Much of this is due to an insurance premiums increase and and restrictions from the Affordable Care Act. “The State of Kansas Employee Health Benefit Plan is self-funded, which means that the state pays the actual cost of health expenses for all state employees covered under the plan,” said Ray Lauber, associate director of Human Resources.

Lauber added that the state of Kansas contracts with Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield to administer the health benefit plans and provide access to their provider networks, hospitals and doctors’ offices.

The state then reimburses the two companies fully, plus administrative charges as agreed to in the state contracts. Providers that contract with the insurance companies, Aetna or Blue Cross Blue Shield, agree to an allowed charge cap, meaning that the providers will write off any costs they normally charge above the allowed charge without recouping those charges from the employee accessing services, according to Lauber.

“We estimate 75 percent of our employees will see an increase in premium of some type for their health and prescription coverage,” Lauber said. “I’ve not included changes to dental or vision. Increases range as little as $.74 per pay period to as much as $89.34 per pay period. We have very few people in the plan options that saw the highest premium increases.

None of these changes will affect the student wellness center.”

“Generally, the employee pays part of the premium and the employer pays part,” said Rob Catlett, director of the Center for Economic Education. “It is not easy to use a specific percentage for what state employees contribute because if differs for different types of coverage. For example,

the state of Kansas pays a larger share for a single employee with no dependents than employees with dependents. I suspect the logic is to focus as much as possible on ensuring the employee is as healthy and productive as possible.”

Health insurance, Catlett said, is complex with options, premiums, deductibles, copays, contributions to Health Saving Accounts, and out of pocket maximums differing significantly depending on the options. The state of Kansas and the insurance companies it contracts with offer several different health care plans for each insurance company.

“Although some contend the Affordable Care Act has increased the cost of health insurance, it is more complex than just looking at premiums because coverage has increased partially in response to the Act. An analogy to the automobile might clarify this,” Catlett said. “A 2016 car almost certainly has better fuel economy, an airbag and other features than vehicles before some of these mandates; it is generally more expensive. The point is comparing a 2015 vehicle with one from decades in the past is really comparing different vehicles. Similarly, comparing health insurance now with what we purchased in the past is different.”

Mary McDaniel, director of health services, said that a good majority of the students on campus are still able to be covered by their parents health insurance. If students need to look for their own health insurance there is a student health insurance option available for students of ESU. “It’s relatively affordable and the cost went down some this year,” McDaniel said. “$1,429 for a year and payable by a semester. There is a $300 deductible.”

There will be a period of open enrollment for the student health insurance in the month of January.

If students need their own health insurance, McDaniel encourages students to compare insurances to see what their best financial option is. McDaniel confirmed that if health insurance premiums were to rise, then the student health insurance policy wouldn’t be affected.

Information about the plans can be found at www. kdheks.gov.

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ENTERTAINMENT

CHECK IT OUT S II

BY RALVELL ROGER

‘Spectre’ In the recent installment to the James Bond franchise, audience members find Agent 007 uncovering the dark secrets behind the global criminal organization called Spectre. Full of predictability, lack-lusting

visuals, and weak fight and chase scenes, “Spectre” may not be one of the best James Bond films of the Daniel Craig era, but perhaps it is one you do not want to miss.

“Spectre,” which was

released in the United States on Nov. 6, follows the smooth-talking, sleek and rather blase Bond, who almost seems inhuman in his mannerisms at times throughout the film. Unfortunately, Bond’s “coolness,” the exotic sports cars and the tolerable acting by the supporting cast was about the only things that were exceptional about the film as a whole.

And though all of these things may be true about the film, I do believe that “Spectre” is certainly still watchable. Honestly, Craig’s adaptation of Bond, James Bond (it had to be done) is simply marvelous. His acting stays in the pocket, yet he still manages

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to conjure up a strong portrayal, which is ultimately what has made the recent James Bond entries so great to begin with.

In 2012, I sat through one of the best 007 movies of all time, in “Skyfall,” which is “Spectre’s” predecessor.

Sam Mendes, director of “Skyfall” and “Spectre,” uses the same ideas that made “Skyfall” so successful in “Spectre,” but he seems to forget how loyal movie-goers truly are to the franchise because he pretty much uses the same movie introduction except this time, it was singer Sam Smith leading instead of Adele.

Viewers will surely find the constant sex symbols,

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the action-packed spectacles of certain scenes and how grandiose the film is in its entirety visually appealing.

There are plenty of noteworthy scenes throughout the film that would even grant for a rewatch such as, Dia de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) scene at the beginning and even the chilling scene when the sinister head of Spectre, who is played by Christoph Waltz is revealed.

Though “Spectre” was certainly not as great as “Skyfall,” it is still a James Bond movie that should not be completely overlooked.

After all, “Spectre” could possibly be Daniel Craig’s last go as the infamous James Bond.

EMMA’S THOUGHTS

BY EMMA ANNE DEPRIEST

Use ketchup to clean copper pots and pans.

The acidity of ketchup removes the grease.

Store plastic wrap in the fridge.

It’s easier to deal with and doesn’t stick to itself as badly when chilled.

Netflix and DON’T

Freeze coffee in ice cube trays for iced coffee.

Put the coffee cubes in hot coffee to keep it from getting watered down.

Freeze a wet sponge in a Ziploc bag for a makeshift ice pack.

Inside the bag, the sponge won’t drip on anything.

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Wet finger before attempting to remove egg shells.

The shell will stick to a wet finger much easier than a dry finger.

Open a banana from the bottom.

It’s the way monkeys do it.

Chew gum to prevent crying while cutting onions.

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Alternative: hold a piece of bread in mouth while chopping.

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Mizzou and ESU: Birds of a (Racist) Feather STAFF EDITORIAL

After a year of racially motivated unrest in the state of Missouri, beginning with the murder of Michael Brown and the following protests in Ferguson, the voices of black Missourians are finally being heard and taken seriously.

Monday afternoon, the University of Missouri president Tim Wolfe announced he would be stepping down from his position after weeks of protests calling for his resignation or firing. Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin will also step down at the end of the year.

Though it wasn’t until the Mizzou football team refused to take the field until Wolfe’s leaving that he actually took action, the small steps that were taken by black students and faculty on campus were what helped push the situation in the right direction. Most of the anger shown towards Wolfe and the Mizzou administration stems from the complete lack of reaction to racism on campus.

We at Emporia State have

seen our fair share of the effects of racism this past semester. With the alleged hate crime that took place in April of this year against Melvin and Angelica Hale, assistant professor for the School of Library and Information Management and former assistant to the dean of SLIM, respectively, some students came up in arms and backed the Hales on their plight, participating in marches and protests. Students and faculty have supported the Hales and are calling out institutional racism in our schooling. We, as a whole, have started recognizing racism as it is said, acted, or thought about, and begun questioning ourselves and speaking out.

But even with Wolfe stepping down, ESU needs to continue to support Mizzou. After Wolfe’s resignation speech, it seems that tensions sparked yet again with more protests, media exclusion, and threats against black lives. Senior photojournalism student Tim Tai was blocked from taking photos of a protest

taking place after Wolfe’s resignation by assistant professor of mass communications Melissa Click, who has since also resigned from her position. In a Yik Yak post Tuesday night, a then-anonymous person said “I’m going to stand my ground tomorrow and shoot every black person I see.” Students were understandably terrified to come to classes. Police have arrested suspect Hunter Park, 19-year-old of Rolla, Missouir, for allegedly writing the post. There has been harassment of black students by white students, violence, screams of ‘white power’, and so much more.

While the resignation of Wolfe and Chancellor Loftin says that students’ voices and actions are making a difference, they at Mizzou - and perhaps subsequently, we at ESU - have a long way to go before black students feel completely equal to white students on college campuses.

If we sit idly by while our neighbors struggle, we will be the reason that racism continues to flourish.

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Know Your Rights

CONTRIBUTING WRITER AARON ESTABROOK

On the Warpath, Against Voting Rights Six years ago Kris Kobach and myself were on strikingly different warpaths.

Kobach had just launched his campaign for Kansas Secretary of State. I was earning my combat stripes and Afghan Campaign Medal in the desert valleys of Kandahar. There, I was fighting the Taliban, an enemy that – ironically – as a young man, Kris Kobach had advocated arming.

An ambitious college kid, Kobach told his student newspaper “the Afghan rebels’ cause gets the least amount of attention and support in this country”.

Many of those rebels soon became the Taliban - and are still at war with America today after training and harboring the terrorists that attacked us on September 11th killing more than 3,000 and sparking the longest war in American history.

But in 2009, my first mission in Afghanistan was straightforward, if not a simple task. We were there to foster the safe and free elections of the Afghan people. To give them a shot at enjoying the democracy that we treasure. Meanwhile, the mission Kris Kobach took on back here in Kansas was neither straightforward nor simple – he was out convince Kansans that voter fraud was common, rampant, and widespread, despite the lack of any evidence suggesting it.

It was startling to return home to Kansas in 2012 and learn what our new Secretary of State was up to. He wasn’t expanding access to democracy, or empowering people to vote, as we’d been fighting the Taliban to

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do in Afghanistan. Instead, he’d embarked on a campaign of intimidation and suppression.

Unfortunately, this only accelerated this past summer, when Governor Brownback signed into law everything that Kobach asked for. Senate Bill 34 gave the Kansas Secretary of State authority to prosecute voters. Kobach has pursued only three alleged cases of fraud to date, hardly the massive epidemic of fraud that he claimed was marring our elections. But in addition to his use of this the prosecutorial authority, Secretary Kobach has begun purging over 37,000 Kansans from the books who have failed to obey his rules – Kansans who in fact should have every right to vote. But instead of working to expand the access of Kansans to their right to vote, Kris Kobach is on the warpath to deny it to them.

According to recent news reports, many of these folks are active military personnel and veterans. And when contacted, they had no idea they were being denied their right to vote or what they needed to do to maintain that right. It’s not the first time Kobach has used his office in a way that undermines the vote of our servicemembers. Just last fall Kobach mailed out a letter to military members overseas, claiming their votes may not count due to pending lawsuits about Chad Taylor withdrawing from the U.S. Senate race.

There was really no reason to do that mailing, except to try and diminish their likelihood of voting by making

them feel like their votes wouldn’t count.

In only 6 years Kobach has transformed an effective, transparent Kansas Elections Office into one constantly marred by controversy. Data on election results has never been harder to come by. Free and fair elections have always been what makes American democracy exceptional - so sacrificing 37,000 voter registrants to try to prosecute 3 Kansans who may have accidentally voted in multiple states out of confusion or negligence is jarringly at odds with the foundations of our democracy.

And while those three votes certainly didn’t change the outcome of any elections, unfortunately, Secretary Kobach’s voter intimidation tactics just might.

It’s relevant and important this Veterans Day. Kansans who have fought for freedom abroad – and who have monitored elections in parts of the world that had never voted before – are now finding themselves being potentially denied the right to vote at home. It’s an unacceptable treatment of any Kansan, but it’s a particularly unacceptable treatment of our patriots. We need accountability from this politician, and an end to these attacks on our fellow Kansans’ democratic rights.

Aaron Estabrook is a Post 9/11 Combat Veteran living in Manhattan, KS. He served as a Sergeant in an 2nd Infantry Division of the US Army and as Tank Gunner during the NATO Operation Enduring Freedom 09-10 in Afghanistan.

B luelake P ritchett opinion writer

Voting, which should be easy and accessible to everyone, has become an overly complicated process that leaves a lot of new voters in the dark.

The right to vote is one of the most important rights we have.

But it seems that only a few people are aware of their rights, let alone all the details and necessary requirements needed to vote today. When combined with most students coming into college at 18 and typically spending four years in classes, new students will likely have a major election while they are attending college. As such, there should be some kind of talk or seminar yearly for new students about everything they need to know to vote.

Emporia State is partaking in the “Your Right to Vote” project, which aims to educate students about their voting rights and encourage them to go out and vote.

The problem is the timing of this program. Naturally, it would come up on

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the verge of a presidential voting cycle. However, it leaves out those that could have participated in local and state elections. Not to mention any new students coming in after this project will be missing out on the information.

We need to help students, who most likely will be coming up on their first elections, to be aware of all the documentation needed to register, especially given how Kansas in one of those states that requires specific documentation to vote.

Outside of fighting to get those laws struck down and making voting as easy as it should be, the least we can do is make sure first time voting students can vote to the best of their ability. The obvious solution would be to offer this kind of seminar more often.

I wouldn’t go with it being every semester, instead being offered once a year, preferably before November, to ensure that others will understand how to vote in the local elections.

This way, every year new students will have the necessary information for whatever elections could come up.

The important thing is to try and get a system in place – a system that is constantly making sure new people are going out to vote, and registering when they can. Everyone has the right to vote, and if you don’t take advantage of that right, we might lose it.

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HORNET LIFE

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ESU ghost town when students leave

The Memorial Union sits vacant while students have the day off for Veterans’ Day on Wednesday. During Christmas Break all of campus will be shut down while the staff uses the time to do maintenance work, clean extensively, and prepare for the upcoming spring semester. CASSIE HOLT | The Bulletin

J aevin C olvin s ta f f w r i t e r

While most students go home over summer break, not all students are able to take advantage of the opportunity to step away from school studies.

“We typically have 10-15 students who en-

roll in courses and stay with us, for at least one night, over summer break,” said Wade Redeker, director of Residential Life. “We also house about 15-20 summer theater students, who help with productions each year. In addition to college students, Residential Life will host about 2,700, or more, summer

camp participants each year.”

When staying for summer courses or jobs, students pay approximately $19 per night.

The whole campus is shut down during Christmas Break. This year, students are required to leave the residence halls by noon on Dec. 12 and will be al-

lowed to return for the spring semester by noon on Jan. 17.

ESU staff take this opportunity to catch up on maintenance, clean public areas, prepare for the upcoming school semester.

“It becomes very quiet, there is a reduction in the number of calls for assistance and officer contacts,” said Chris Hoover, director of Police and Safety.

According to Saad Kattan, junior information systems major, the campus still has some activity over summer break because of summer classes, but the hours for the gym change and working hours are reduced.

“It was boring,” Kattan said. “The working hours for the gym weren’t good. They were open for very few hours and they were closed on the weekend.”

While staying on campus over breaks can be boring for students, interesting things still

happen to the staff remaining on campus.

“During Christmas break, myself and another officer were on patrol,” Hoover said. “I smelled smoke, which is not atypical because fireplaces typically are in use during that time frame. The smell didn’t seem quite ‘normal’ for a fireplace so we widened our patrol parameters and by following the smell were able to detect smoke and then located a home several blocks away from campus on fire. Fortunately, the house was unoccupied.”

“College students bring a positive vibe and energy level when they are on campus,” Redeker said. “When they leave for breaks or for the summer, there is a recognizable drop in the vibe or energy level that one can ‘feel’ across campus. For the most part, campus offices stay open over breaks and staff members prepare for the students’ return.”

ASSAULT continued from page 1 er to believe.

The summer after his freshman year at Allen County Community College, Thomsen attended aparty with a friend and a guy he had been texting with at his friend’s suggestion.

“I went up with her that day, hung out with him and he seemed just like a cool guy. Nothing seemed out of place,” Thomsen said. “That night we went to the lake. Everyone had a couple drinks. He just talked to me out of nowhere and said, ‘Hey, let’s go somewhere.’”

Thomsen walked away with the man to a secluded area, where the man began to kiss and touch him, even though Thomsen said no.

“He told me that he knew the real reason why I had come, and I told him that he was badly mistaken,” Thomsen said. “He didn’t like that answer, so he tossed me to the ground and tried to force himself on me.”

Thankfully, Thomsen escaped, running from the party where he came across police who were headed to

break up the party. When acceptable, no matter the he approached them, they perpetrators or victims. assumed he had just had a “I think that stigmas fight with a boyfriend and tend to result from not bedecided to brush it off, ing informed about a cergoing so far as to laugh tain subject,” Konzem said. at him as “Unforhe failed tunateThat night we went ly, even to take a Breathasame-sex to the lake. Everyone h e a l t h y lyzer due to being so relationhad a couple drinks. upset. s h i p s T h e have enHe just talked to me next day, dured a Thomsen slow proout of nowhere and received cess to be a message more recsaid, ‘Hey, let’s go from the ognized man, who in our somewhere.’ acted as if s o c i e t y, he did not so I think remember it isn’t N ick T homsen s u r p r i s the events s e n i o r p s yc h o lo g y m a j o r ing of that that evening. same-sex Since then, sexual asThomsen sault has has blocked his number not been talked about ofand tried to move on. ten enough.”

Sally Konzem, counselAccording to the Huor at the Student Health man Rights Campaign, 26 Center and coordinator percent of gay men and 37 of The Healthy Relation- percent of bisexual men ship & Interpersonal Vio- have been raped, physilence Education Program cally assaulted or stalked (THRIVE), says that vio- by an intimate partner. lating the rights of other These numbers are stagpeople is harmful and un- gering, and do not just ap-

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ply to men being assaulted by women, they also count for men being assaulted by men.

For a long time, Thomsen felt ashamed and blamed himself for what he considered “walking into the situation”. He also said that he had to stand up to his attacker in order to begin to heal, but afterwards tried to stifle the memories of that night and pretend none of it happened. There were nights in the immediate months where he would have nightmares, reliving the situation over and over again.

Konzem says that any person – regardless of their gender or sexuality – should seek counseling after any sort of sexual assault or abuse.

“Any counseling place can help victims of sexual assault (whether it be same-sex or heterosexual sexual assault). I’m sure that there are specific counselors who specialize in LGBT+ issues. The Emporia State Student Wellness Center is the best place for students to receive help. It’s also

important to report any sexual assault involving students to the Title IX Coordinator, Judy Anderson, or to a staff member who can help students get the support that they need on campus through the Title IX process.”

Though Thomsen hasn’t come out to many of his fraternity brothers and friends about his experience, but he hopes that by speaking out, he can change the dialogue for victims of same-gender and opposite-gender sexual assault.

“There’s times when you have to stand and fight for yourself. What helped me through it all though was by telling myself that it wasn’t my fault, that I shouldn’t have been feeling shame,” Thomsen said. “I think about it, and it’s not a happy part of my life, but it doesn’t consume me like I used to. It doesn’t make me feel shame. If anything, it makes me want to fight more, actually. Not just for myself, but also for people who have gone through this as well to fight to change society’s viewpoints on it.”

Colors of the Wind

The wind gusts on Wednesday blew leaves from the ground high into the sky creating vortexes of leaves and stray trash. Lyon County was also placed in a fire weather warning, due to the strong winds.

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During the wind advisory on Wednesday, the flag hanging in front of Plumb Hall broke loose of the bottom brackets holding it tight. The wind gusts blew over 60 miles per hour breaking off tree branches, tearing apart signs and blowing trash long distances. CASSIE HOLT | The Bulletin

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‘Christmas creep’ affects Emporia Faculty speak out on student excuses R alvell R ogers II s ta f f w r i t e r

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As Christmas decorations continue to pop up earlier each year on the sides of houses or in the lawns of homeowners, Emporia residents and shop owners try to find agreement on when to start the holiday season.

As Thanksgiving approaches, many stores are starting to put up their Christmas decorations.

Some, such as Walmart, started almost a month ago, while stores like Nordstroms have announced that they “like celebrating one holiday at a time” and put up signs at stores telling shoppers decoration will not be put up until after Thanksgiving. Here in Emporia, gift-shop Forget Me Not Productions, 509 Commercial St., has already put out their Christmas decorations to satisfy customer de-

mand.

“People are starting to put up decorations earlier and earlier,” said Kerri Freeman, owner. “We have customers coming in pretty earlier asking when we are going to put our Christmas items out. We put out Christmas decorations with our Thanksgiving decorations because of that.”

Another store on Commercial Street, The Sweet Granada, 803 Commercial St., still has their fall decorations out. Their Christmas decorations go up the week of Thanksgiving, but this wasn’t always the case, coowner Kim Redeker said.

“We try to keep in mind what the customers want, and it seems like more and more people are wanting Christmas decorations earlier,” Redeker said. “As a retailer you kind of play a juggling act trying to determine when people want the deco-

rations to come out. Because we sell food items it’s a little easier for us to hold off.”

Some retailers have begun organizing Black Friday deals starting as early as October. Walmart puts their decorations out as early as the beginning of October, and according to Digitaltrends.com, radio stations around the country started playing Christmas music around that time as well.

While this amount of retailers starting Christmas early might signify that customers are all for this fall Christmas celebrations, the Christmas creep has its detractors, such as Ryan Howerton, junior art education major.

“I get really tired of Christmas decorations and Christmas music being put up and being played early.”

Howerton said. “I think that a lot of the times it feels like Thanksgiving is just being completely skipped over.”

Though it is impossible to determine how many students lie to get out of class or get an extension on homework, professors say they can usually catch the lies.

“A student missed two of his speaking days because he told me his grandmothers died,” said Kenna Reeves, public speaking instructor. “I sent the family a sympathy card explaining that I was (student’s name) Public Speaking instructor at ESU and was very sorry for the significant losses the family endured…(His) mom called me and was not happy with me…(she) couldn’t understand the reason for the card...no one had died.”

Brian Schrader, professor of social psychology, said the excuses used the most since he has been teaching has a lot to do with the student’s health.

“The most common one is that they are sick,” Schrader said. “And the problem always happens at the last minute right when it’s due, never before.”

Whether the excuses are lies or not, Schrader believes that their is a link between the positive or negative outcomes when it comes to any decision being made, especially when it comes to excuses made by students.

“When there’s a negative event, which would be like when a student doesn’t have their homework to turn in, there’s a tendency to distance ourselves from the negative outcome because we don’t want to be connected to it,” Schrader said. “Had the Royals loss, people would say, ‘They lost.’ So it’s ‘we

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won, they lost.’”

Catherine Bergman, clinical instructor of music, said in the end, teachers in her department really have the power.

“A faculty member wanted to do a faculty initiated withdrawn because a student had lied to him,” Bergman said. “Usually it’s more for discipline reasons if somebody’s disruptive in class.”

But not all excuses are false, according to Jim Bartruff, director of theater, and experiences with excuses heard from students.

“I actually did have a student say, ‘My dog ate my homework,’ and I said ‘No, it’s not true,’” Bartruff said. “And they brought me a little scrap of a corner of a term paper that looked like it had been chewed and gnarled on, and I said, ‘Well you know, either you’re the greatest plot person that I’ve ever seen, or you are the exception to the rule.’

So I said ‘Okay, get it to me by the end of the day and I’ll accept it.’”

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Cremer Hall 51 years old, business school still booming S arah S poon copy editor

Cremer Hall, which cost $500,000 to build, was built in 1964 to house the new school of business, according to the Oct. 9th, 1964 edition of The Bulletin.

“The new structure has been named Cremer Hall, in honor of Mr. R. G. Cremer, who is the Dean of Business Administration and has served at the Teachers College for over 40 years,” according to The Bulletin.

“I’d guess the building was 100 years old,” said Seongeun Yoo, junior art major. “I think they (the faculty) are good. I learned all about economics from my class, and it was very helpful.”

The January 1993 edition of “The Spotlight” described the school of business faculty as “top-notch, in a school still small enough to provide personal attention and support of each student.”

“The class sizes here are usually small enough that you can really get to know everyone in the class and the teacher,” said Callie Tovar, junior accounting major. “It’s still one of the highest rated business schools in the US, so I think that still applies. I think it’s

just a really wonderful place to be and it’s really easy to learn here. In Cremer, they give you all of the resources you would need...so you can learn better.”

Cremer Hall was finished in 1964 but the air conditioning wasn’t put in until 1966, according to the December 1965 edition of the Alumni News.

Curtis Leitch, senior biology major, was surprised by the age of Cremer Hall and thought that students now would be able to last without air conditioning like they did in the 1960s.

“The school was started in the 1800s, so it’s a relatively new building if you look at the scope of everything,” Leitch said. “I think they (students now) would have been able to last. They probably wouldn’t have been comfortable, but they wouldn’t have skipped class just because of the heat.”

Tovar, however, isn’t sure that students today could handle the heat.

“I feel bad for those students who were in here in those first two years,” Tovar said. “If it were a really nice summer, maybe students today could do that, but as hot as it usually gets, I don’t think we could have done it.”

Cremer Hall’s computer lab

Cremer Hall is home to the Emporia State business school. The building was build in 1964 and cost $500,000 to build. TIFFANI WILIFORD | The Bulletin

used to be on the third floor, but was moved down to the first floor in the 90s for two reasons: a computer virus had attacked the lab and they wanted easier accessibility for disabled persons.

According to the Sept. 23, 1991 edition of The Bulletin, “a computer virus which affected some students’ programs

Kansas Turnpike Flooding-Reports WICHITA (AP) — By the time the Kansas Turnpike Authority improves drainage culverts between Wichita and Emporia to help keep flooding off the interstate highway, it will be 13 years since a wall of water swept six travelers to their deaths in 2003.

It will be more than a year since flash flooding on July 10 sucked 21-year-old Zachary Clark to his death through a culvert that funnels a creek underneath the turnpike in a low spot in the Flint Hills.

Witnesses said Clark’s Ford Mustang, going about 5 mph under the 75 mph speed limit along with other traffic, hit about 10 inches of floodwater on the roadway. His car spun into the flooded ditch and was pulled into a deadly whirlpool.

After the latest of the seven deaths, at two crossings about 8 and 10 miles south of Emporia, the KTA said it is spending $3 million to expand those culverts and others by around the fall of 2016.

What’s not clear is why the KTA didn’t act sooner.

Almost 12 years before Clark’s death, the KTA identified the spot where he died as a “potential flooding area” that had “water over the road” two or three times by that point, according to memos The Wichita Eagle obtained from the KTA. And again, almost two years before his death, data compiled by the KTA showed that water had been observed “overtopping” the roadway at the spots where the deaths have occurred, records show.

The KTA and its engineering consultant knew eight months before the latest death that there was a “high risk” of the turnpike being flooded at five spots in a 16mile stretch between the Matfield Green and Emporia exits, including the two fatality locations, according to KTA reports.

Mike Alumbaugh, a 47-year-old Derby resident who was driving a few minutes behind Clark’s car the day Clark died, said Friday: “I have questions about why it (the project to deal with flooding) wasn’t acted on prior to now, because that just seems like a really long period of time from one event to the next . from 2003 to this.”

Alumbaugh, who was

on his way to see his teenage daughter perform with a choir in Topeka the day the floodwater stopped him on the turnpike, said the previous overtopping that the KTA knew about should have been disclosed to the public “so people are more cognizant of the danger.”

“If they knew about this, why didn’t they say something?” he said.

“Somebody needs to be held accountable. The timeline just does not make sense for the type of project you are talking about and the fatalities that have been involved.”

KTA spokeswoman Rachel Bell said she can’t say why the drainage culverts weren’t enlarged years earlier.

In a statement Friday, Bell said: “It would be irresponsible for us to speculate on why prior leadership made the decisions it made. What I can tell you is that they made decisions based on the information they had available.

“When a leadership change occurred in July 2013, KTA took a broader look at drainage issues, which involved system-wide drainage analysis. Once today’s leadership had that information, we took action. KTA is now entering the third and final year of work on drainage improvements at mile markers 116 and 118 in the Flint Hills. We are pleased to report KTA will award the contract for construction of these drainage boxes before the end of the year. This has been an aggressive schedule but KTA recognizes the importance of these improvements.”

The KTA has been “working diligently for the last two years” on the project, Bell said. Construction is expected to begin next spring and finish around next fall.

Since Clark’s death, the KTA has installed warning signs near the two culverts where the deaths have occurred, at mile markers 116 and 118. Alumbaugh said he is pleased to see the signs.

The project to expand the culverts has been methodical because there is extensive planning, design and permit work that had to be done before ground can be broken, Bell said. Weather limits when construction can

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be done, and there are environmental considerations, including protection of a minnow, the Topeka Shiner, that lives in Flint Hills streams.

In an interview days after the July death, Turnpike Authority CEO Steve Hewitt said there have been plans for years to expand the culvert where Clark died. Hewitt was referring to planning that began about two years ago, Bell said. Hewitt became the Turnpike Authority CEO on Jan. 1.

The Mustang that Clark was driving floated, then disappeared into a whirlpool as stunned witnesses watched helplessly. Clark, entering his senior year at the University of Dallas, was returning to an internship with the Catholic Church in Minnesota.

After the 2003 flood, the KTA did not enlarge the culverts to carry more water under the turnpike. Instead, it decided to install a stream monitor at mile marker 116 to alert staff members that the creek was rising.

In October 2003, almost 12 years before Clark’s death at mile marker 118, KTA chief engineer Tom Wurdeman sent a memo titled “Stream Monitors” to then-CEO Michael Johnston about mile marker 118: “We’ve had water over the road here twice in 30 years. We did have water on the roadway on Aug. 30th when we flooded at Milepost 116” - where the six deaths in 2003 occurred.

The memo recommended that installing a flood-monitoring device at mile marker 116, where Jacob Creek flows under the turnpike, “would cover this location” 2 miles away at mile marker 118. The culvert there drains a tributary of Jacob Creek.

Another memo that same month gave this caution: Because Jacob Creek could rise quickly, there would be very little time to respond.

The day Clark died, the first alert at mile marker 116 activated at 4:09 p.m., showing the water had reached 3 feet in the culvert. At 4:17, the water level hit 6 feet; at 4:37, it reached 9 feet. Under turnpike policy, staff responds at the 9-foot warning. It took crews about 30 minutes to arrive at the scene. By then, Clark and his car had disappeared under the water.

was destroyed before the lab moved.”

“I think it’s possible (for that to happen today), but it’d definitely have to be an intentional thing,” Lietch said. “Someone would have to try and corrupt it, but I don’t think it could accidentally happen.”

Tovar disagreed, saying she didn’t think ESU would be

vulnerable to a virus like that anymore.

“I don’t think that could happen now,” Tovar said. “I think the school has gotten a lot better at keeping things virus free, especially since they offer students free antivirus.

I think it helps a lot of people out and saves everyone some money.”

GUN SURVEY continued from page 1 you predict. For example, if you have a students who says ‘I’m conservative.’ and also says ‘I don’t think conceal and carry should be allowed on campus,’ that’s a unique finding. Typically we expect the conservatives to go with the gun rights.”

The Second Amendment is a highly debated argument right now, and Joyce Thierer, associate professor of social sciences, says it no longer applies, to a certain extent, because the guns we have now are so much different than the guns they had in the 1700s.

“What bothers me is that when the Second Amendment was added into the constitution, there was a difference in guns,” Thierer said.

“Firstly, there were 12 steps to loading a rifle. A glock can fire and entire magazine and another clip in that time.”

There is also a difference between a rifle that takes time to reload and is usually used for hunting, and a gun that can fire off clip after clip, according to Thierer.

“I think we have far too many (guns), and far too

many of the wrong kind,” Thierer said.

Jarron Ogles, junior education major, doesn’t believe concealed carry should be allowed on campus.

“If you have a gun in your hand, I feel like you have too much power,” Ogles said.

“You can’t really control guns. A situation with a gun can go from bad to very bad, very fast. You really can’t give people that privilege to carry guns at school.”

Ogles also doesn’t believe teachers should be able to conceal carry, no matter their training. He doesn’t believe students would feel safe if their teachers had a gun and they didn’t.

“I know it’s a very controversial issue, but this is a great resource and a great opportunity for the students, as a whole-of Emporia State and Kansas universities as a whole, to state their opinions,” Weaver said. “I hope the students take the time to take the survey.”

The results of the survey will be open to the public in the early part of the spring 2016 semester.

VETERANS continued from page 1 support among student veterans is critical for their success, and having a space where they know they will always be able to meet is important to us. Additionally, some veterans suffer from PTSD, and certain external stimuli (such as sudden loud noises, crowded areas, or unanticipated physical contact) can cause stress reactions.”

The lounge has cost very little so far, as previously, the lounge was a storage center. The furniture for the lounge is being temporarily borrowed from other places in the union, according to McCurdy.

“We are currently working with the ESU Foundation to determine if we can identify donors to fund more permanent furnishings for the space,” Bosch said.

Matthew Gillet, junior

crime and delinquency major says he loves the idea of a veteran’s lounge where people can meet other veterans and military people.

“It will definitely create a sense of community,” Gillet said. “There are a few times where I’ve been talking to someone and I say some military jargon and they’re like ‘you military?’ I’m like ‘yeah.’ and we just hit it off and become instant friends.”

The lounge was officially opened on Monday.

“I think it’s a way to show respect for those who have served our country,” said Emmaline Durrand, senior theater and speech major. “It’s a place where they can go and talk to other veterans because no one understands what they have gone through better than someone else who has been through it.”

SPORTS

8 Sports Shorts Women’s basketball narrowly defeated The Emporia State Lady Hornets fell in their only exhibition game this season to Kansas, 68-57 in Allen Fieldhouse last Sunday.

The Lady Hornets jumped out to a 19-14 lead after the first quarter and held a 37-36 lead at the half. The Jayhawks built a run to start the third quarter and outscored ESU 19-12. The final from was a low scoring affair as KU outscored ESU 14-9 to win 68-57.

KU forced the Lady Hornets to commit 20 turnovers. Kansas shot very well from beyond the arc with a 45.5 percentage. The Lady Hornets shot only 20.

ESU also had trouble shooting from the free throw line.

Shooting only 33.3 percent.

Of ESU’s 20 turnovers eight of them were steals. But, ESU did out-rebound the Jayhawks by five, 39-34.

This was new KU coach, Brandon Schneider’s, first game against his old squad.

Schneider led the Lady Hornets to the 2010 national title and left for a position at Stephen F. Austin. KU and ESU meet every two years in exhibition play. The preseason number one Lady Hornets begin their season Nov. 13 at Southwestern Oklahoma.

Football rampaged

by Bearcats

In a nationally-televised game, the Emporia State football team got dominated by Northwest Missouri State 44-10. With the win, the Bearcats wrapped up a playoff spot and the MIAA championship.

The Hornets were down 14-0 after one quarter. Brent Wilson, senior quarterback, got the Hornets on the board with a three-yard run. The Hornets were scored on two more times in the quarter. The Hornets added a field goal to find themselves down 28-10 at half. The second half could not have started any worse for ESU. The Bearcats tackled the Hornets in the end zone for a safety. Then, on the very next play NWMSU threw a 52-yard bomb to all but end it.

Northwest had 21 first downs to ESU’s 13. They also outgained the Hornets 512-240 in total offense.

The Hornets will finish off the regular season with Nebraska Kearney. To have any shot at a playoff game, they must beat Kearney. The game will take place at 2 p.m. on Nov. 14 at Welch Stadium.

Playoffs around corner

The Emporia State football team is in a must-win situation this Saturday if they want to make the playoffs.

They will play the University of Nebraska Kearney at 2 p.m.

Welch Stadium on senior day.

The Lopers are 0-10 this season losing all but one by double digits. The only single digit game was against Pittsburg State. They lost by five, 24-19. Their worst lost came in the season opener against Northwest Missouri State in a shut out 31-0. The Lopers have only scored more than 20 points in a game one time.

UNK is coached by Josh Lamberson. Lamberson is in his first season as head man at Kearney. Prior to coming to UNK, Lamberson was the offensive coordinator at Central Missouri from 201014. Prior to that, he was the quarterback coach at Southeastern Oklahoma. His first coaching stint was before to that as a graduate assistant at Northwest Missouri State from 2006-08.

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Volleyball victorious at senior night

Sydney Hartman, senior setter, sets up a hit for Shayla Cotman, junior right side hitter, against the University of Central Missouri Friday at White Auditorium. The Hornets fell 3-0 to the Mules, but turned around to win their senior night against Lindenwood Saturday.

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D errick D uncan s ta f f w r i t e r

Emporia State defeated Lindenwood in five sets this weekend. This was the Hornet’s last home game of the season and. Before the game, seniors Torrie Rupe,

Sydney Hartman, and Claire Simmons were recognized.

The Hornets held the Lions to .097 hitting on the afternoon, and it was a battle for each team to finish each set. Each match consisted of fairly tight scores throughout: 23-25, 25-16, 19-25, 25-22,

15-9.

“Honestly, it hasn’t even sank in that this is my last year of volleyball,” said Torrie Rupe, senior outside hitter. “As an athlete, you get so use to waking up every day and scheduling everything around practice or games I can’t even wrap my mind around the fact it’s almost over, so playing at home this weekend felt just the same as it always has. This season hasn’t been going the way we would all like but that was a hard fought ‘W’ and I am so proud of everyone on the team.”

The Hornets came out and scored a quick three on the Lions, putting the score to 3-0, only for the Lions’ to bounce back quickly and score three straight. Once the score was tied 3-3, there would not be more than a one point lead until Lindenwood took the lead on a Hornets’ attack error, putting the score 12-10. Emma Benton, freshman outside hitter, tied up the Hornets for the last time at 23-23 on an ace. The Lions would go to win the set 25-23.

In the second set, the Lions came out ready to play, gaining an advantage of 1-6.

The Hornets fought to tie the set at 12-12. Emporia maintained the lead the entire set, winning 25-16. Lindenwood had only 11 kills and a total of 11 errors causing a .000 hitting percentage.

The third set was a struggle for Emporia. The Lions came out leading the set 1-6, and went on a 16-9 run, which gave Lindenwood an advan-

tage of 15-20. The Hornets came back on a Lions’ attack error, closing the score 19-24.

The Lions would come out victorious in the third set winning 25-19.

During the fourth set, there were 15 tied scores and three lead changes. The game held within one point of each team until a 16-14 ESU advantage after Josie Williams, junior right side hitter, made a kill. The score came to 23-22 with a Hornet lead. Emporia finished the set with a 25-22 victory.

In the final set, Emporia came out with a 2-0 lead, causing Lindenwood to score two points of their own, tying the set 2-2. Emporia took the lead after a 4-4 tie and never looked back. The Hornets won the final set 15-9 “This year has been all about pushing through and still giving it everything even when things don’t go out way,” said Kelly Holden, junior defensive specialist.

“We have had many rough games this season; hopefully they make us stronger and more mentally tough, which we can bring to our last few game and next season.”

At 6 p.m. on Friday, the Hornets will take on 15thranked Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma.

“My expectations for the rest of the year are simple; as a team we need to work hard together and fight to make in into the MIAA conference tournament and get better as a team for next year,” said Shayla Cotman, junior outside hitter.

Higgins brings hope to football program A dam B lake sports writer

Garin Higgins has always held a special spot in his heart for the game of football and for his alma mater. When the opportunity to become the next Emporia State football coach presented itself to Higgins in the spring of 2007, it was a dream come true, he said.

“Anybody who’s in the coaching profession always has a dream of coming back to their alma mater where they first got started,” Higgins said. “It just made sense. I feel very fortunate and blessed to say that I’ve had this opportunity.”

Playing quarterback for the Hornets from 198790, Higgins developed a deeper passion and understanding of the game during his time at Emporia.

The passion soon became a career opportunity. In 1994, Higgins was hired as the quarterback and runningback coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State, a small NAIA school in Alva, Oklahoma.

After six years of devotion to the program in smaller roles, he was named head coach. Under Higgins’ reign from 200004, the Rangers went 51-9 and sported a 25-0 record in conference play. After two more years of coaching experience as the offensive coordinator for division two schools Minnesota State-Mankato and Northeastern State, Higgins was called upon to revive a struggling Hornet program.

After an initially slow start, Higgins has built the Hornets into one of the top teams in the MIAA, offering the program a newfound sense of consistency.

Gary Higgins, head coach, is raised up by Hornet football players at the end of the game on Oct. 10 against Pittsburg State. The Hornets battled the Gorillas in the game, but won with a score of 46-42.

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When asked how he was able to build up the program, Higgins simply deferred to the players and coaches surrounding him.

“We’ve done a really good job of sticking to our plan and never trying to take shortcuts,” Higgins said. “We try and recruit the best student athletes that we possibly can. The past few years we’ve had an outstanding young coaching staff that’s done a great job of recruiting and developing relationships with the players.”

One of those young coaches is Patrick Crayton, who was hired as an assistant coach for the Hornets this summer. Crayton, an eight-year NFL veteran and player under Higgins at Northwestern Okla-

homa, attributes much of his success to his former coach’s influence.

“He cared not for us only as football players, but as people,” Crayton said. “He saw me as a personal challenge, and stayed on me so that I got my degree. I really think he helped me become a better person and a person that could help my family once I left school.”

Crayton said that the relationship between him and Higgins has not changed at all now that they are coworkers, “He’ll always just be Coach Higgins to me.”

Over the years, Higgins very personal role in the lives of his players has not changed a bit.

“Coach Higgins and I have always had a great

relationship,” said Brent Wilson, senior quarterback.

“I can come up to him and talk about football, life, and really anything in general.

He’s not only a great coach, he’s a great friend.”

With a dedicated group of players and coaches on his side, Higgins’ future at ESU looks bright. Still, he’s not one to look forward.

When asked what his ultimate goal was for the Hornet program, Higgins replied using the philosophy of the same “1-0” mantra that he has popularized with the team this year.

“Really, I’m just focused on taking care of business on Saturday against Kearney and getting into the postseason,” Higgins said.